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Radio 4,3 mins

Do you ever feel secretly disappointed in your children?

Woman's Hour

Available for over a year

Do you feel secretly disappointed in your children? Perhaps they aren't the 'mini-me' you dreamt of, you don't share interests, or they have your most unattractive traits. How do you deal with it? Jenni Murray is joined by author Sue Elliott-Nicholls, and by Richard Shorter, who runs parenting blog, non-perfect dad.

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